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About

NBC Learn K-12 is a rich, dynamic, and innovative resource that provides thousands of historic news reports,
current events stories, original stories, primary source documents, and other digital media
specifically designed to help teach and engage students of all levels and abilities.

NBC Learn K-12 provides an easy,
affordable, and effective way to infuse technology and digital media into 21st century learning.

Features

NBC Learn K-12 includes:

Over 19,000 resources - short 2 to 5 minute videos
are engaging, relevant and inspiring, and help students develop
critical thinking skills.

Daily Current events - updated Monday-Friday, use
these resources to help connect the real world to the classroom.

Aligned to state standards and the Common Core -
search titles by state, subject, and grade level.

Emmy award-winning original video - NBC Learn series include such
celebrated collections as "Science of Innovation," "Science of NFL Football," "Science
and Engineering of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games," "Chemistry NOW!" "Finishing the Dream: Learning from the Civil Rights Era," and much more.

508 Accessible ‒ NBC Learn is certified as 508 accessible to allow users with motor,
vision, or hearing disabilities to have full access to the resource.

Collections

The NBC Learn content collections:

Over 19,000 resources aligned to 30 K-12 subject areas
including more than 80 years of archival NBC News materials from
1920 to the present.

Current Events, updated daily Monday-Friday

Hundreds of primary source documents from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Original and engaging instructional content in vocabulary and grammar, plus hundreds of reading and writing topics.

Interviews with authors, essayists, and writers of note on
some of the significant works of the 20th century.

Health and Wellness resources that support the latest breakthroughs in physical health, mental health, and health-related careers.

Stories about economics, banking, investing, and entrepreneurship in the Business and Personal Finance collection.

Resources include a full set of bibliographic information
including a printable transcript, closed captioning (videos),
copyright, source, etc.

The CueCard

The state-of-the-art CueCard multi-media player liberates resources from the fixed page
and allows teachers and students to watch video, see images, or read documents in
an interactive, flippable card! See the media resource in high quality small format or
full screen, extend the transcript drawer, write comments or directions in the notes drawer,
or flip it over for a full set of bibliographic source information, including a citation
generator and embeddable link. Click here to learn more about the
CueCard and its features.

State Standards

NBC Learn has partnered with Edgate Correlation Services, Inc.
to correlate all of our resources to all 50 U.S. state standards as
well as the U.S. Common Core. Our state standards search allows
teachers to search for NBC Learn content aligned by state, grade
level, and subject area.

For media specialists and librarians, our resources are also support
the AASL standards. Click here to learn more.

Playlists

Your playlists are your own, personalized media library that
you can use to save content as well as your own notes! For teachers,
you might want to organize your playlists by class — for
students, maybe you want to stay organized by subject — either
way, your personal playlists are flexible.

Pricing

NBC Learn offers year and multi-year subscription packages. A variety of volume discounting options are available. For a customized proposal for your school or district, or to speak directly to an NBC Learn representative, click here to email us.

Funding Sources

Many educational technology funds are available for
subscribing to NBC Learn K-12.

NBC Learn supports American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA), Title I, Title II B and D EETT (Enhancing Education Through
Technology) funding parameters and 21st Century Learning Goals. ARRA
Title I funds help disadvantaged students bridge the achievement gap
through improved student engagement.

IDEA or Special Ed Funds (Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act)

NBC Learn also supports Special Education and ELL (English
Language Learners) through visual instructional resources and
technology with closed-captioning and printable transcripts.

In many cases, NBC Learn customers have received funding
through grant applications. Contact us if you would like assistance
with your application.

Case Studies

Clear Creek Independent School District

Clear Creek Independent
School District (CCISD) in Texas is one of the leading school
districts in the United States for integrating technology in the
classroom. In early 2010, CCISD began using NBC Learn as a pilot
program. After teachers found success using the product, NBC Learn
was implemented district wide. Read
More >

North Forest Independent School District

In April of 2010, NBC
Learn headed to Houston, Texas and conducted a teacher training
session with the North Forest Independent School District (NFISD),
one of the lowest-performing districts in the state. NBC Learn worked
together with teachers to integrate real-world video clips into the
district's science curriculum, increasing the student's engagement
and knowledge. Read
More >

What Customers Are Saying

NBC Learn K-12 allows teachers to bring in reliable, content-rich material that students can relate to and that teachers know is a valid source.

NBC Learn K-12 is more than current events. It provides historical context in an accessible format that appeals to our technological savvy students, and the transcripts, playlists and state standards tools set it apart from other video resources.

- Laura G., Co-librarianMcNeil High School, Austin, TX

Access to digital archives is necessary for the modern classroom and library. With NBC Learn K-12, I can always send a teacher to their classroom with the perfect clip for classroom instruction, the minute she needs it.

- Heather D., School LibrarianEldorado High School, Albuquerque, NM

NBC Learn K-12 has enriched the research experience by providing information and visual formats that reach all of our diverse academic needs in a STEM environment.

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If you are trying to view the videos from inside a school or
university, your IT admin may need to enable streaming on your
network. Please see the Internet Filtering section of our Technical
Requirements page.

DVDs AND OTHER COPIES

Videos on this page are not available on DVD at this time due to
licensing restrictions on the footage.

DOWNLOADING VIDEOS

Subscribers to NBC Learn may download videos and play them back
without an internet connection. Please click
here to find out more about subscribing or to sign up for a FREE
trial (download not included in free trial).

The Science of the Olympic Winter Games videos are only
available to visitors inside the United States due to licensing
restrictions on the Olympics footage used in the videos.

FILTERING

If you are trying to view the videos from inside a school or
university, your IT admin may need to enable streaming on your
network. Please see the Internet Filtering section of our Technical
Requirements page.

DVDs AND OTHER COPIES

The Science of the Olympic Winter Games is not available on DVD
at this time due to licensing restrictions on on Olympic footage.

DOWNLOADING VIDEOS

Subscribers to NBC Learn may download videos and play them back
without an internet connection. Please click
here to find out more about subscribing or to sign up for a FREE
trial (download not included in free trial).